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Lucia took a deep breath and turned to look at Emma who was beside her. “This really has nothing to do with Mr. Adams.” Emma sighed. “Then you need to find a way to explain. After all, everyone now thinks you’re head over heels in love with Mr. Adams to the point of badgering him.”

Explain? No one would listen even if she tried to explain.

“Ding-dong.” The door of the lift opened. Lucia and Emma stepped out side by side and walked to the front door.

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Suddenly, a man came up towards them. “Lucia!”

Lucia turned to see that it was Baron, a male colleague from the finance depart­ment.

“Baron, you just got off work too?”

Baron smiled at her and nodded. “What a coincidence.”

He paused, said hello to Emma, and then looked back at Lucia. ’’Where are you going? Do you want me to take

you home?”

A little uncomfortable with Barons enthusiasm and attention, Lucia reached out to hook her arm around Emma’s and declined with a smile. “I’ve got a dinner date with Emma.”

At that, Baron smiled and scratched his head. “Well then, you two go for dinner and I’ll take you home next time when I get a chance.”

“Okay, bye.”

After saying goodbye to Baron, Lucia pulled Emma with her and left the lobby of the company quickly.

Emma smiled and asked, “Lucia, everyone can see

feelings. She looked down at the wedding ring on her finger and had no

to Emma.

angry and said, holding Lucia’s hand, “Actually, I do have an idea

asked promptly, “What is

crazy about Mr. Adams, right? If you get

those rumors,

what Lucia said made some sense, but she felt something strange at the same time. “To prove that I’m not interested in Mr. Adams, I should get closer to another man. Is that what you mean?” Emma nodded. “Yes. When the time comes, you can explain and those rumors will be gone.” Lucia hesitated. “But wouldn’t that be taking advantage of Baron?” “Of course not. Baron likes you, and you are just trying to get closer to him. It doesn’t mean that

doubtfully. She was still

Lucia kept thinking about it, but she couldn’t think of a better

she knew it, two days had passed. Lucia thought that the rumors in the company would die down within these days, only to find that they were getting worse instead of dying down. Wherever she went now, everyone was looking at her

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hear about all

at her wit’s end when she suddenly thought of what Emma had said to her the other day. In this desperate situation, she had no other choice. Her first priority was to silence the

used this trick a lot in showbiz. To squash one rumor, they would use

so that August would not be affected. Having made up her mind, she summoned up the courage and went to see

should go inside, someone

to be on his way to the Archives. He was

are you doing here, Lucia? Are you here to hand in the

knowing where to begin with the words she had already

“I’m.. here to

Baron felt extremely

deep breath. “I have time tonight. Why don’t we have dinner

agreed without hesitation.

right outside the finance department and quite a few people were coming and going. Because of those pictures, Lucia had become known in the company and everyone recognized her now. As a result,

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